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Our Children Can Soar

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Amazing efforts of African American leaders are celebrated in a lesson on civil participation. The engaging resource focuses on primary and secondary sources to analyze the impact of African American leaders such as Ella Fitzgerald. Scholars complete an activity, worksheets, and listen to a story to understand the impact of African American individuals on society and culture. Elementary historians also choose leaders and write letters nominating them for the Presidential Metal of Freedom.

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Concepts

african american culture, african american history, american history, african americans, famous african americans, civil rights leaders, civil rights, the civil rights movement, activism, primary source analysis, primary sources, skills review

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Compare and contrast the contributions of African American leaders
Guide a group discussion on leaders that academics admire or have been inspired by

Classroom Considerations

Pupils need to have knowledge of what life was like for African Americans before 1965
Requires the book Our Children Can Soar to complete the lesson

Pros

The resource highlights African American leaders
Materials include modifications to ensure all students are successful

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Common Core

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